Name: Tequila Old-Fashioned
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2 ounces añejo tequila; 2 teaspoons blue agave syrup; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; Ice cubes; 1 orange peel strip (3 inches); Cocktail cherries, optional

Move over, margarita! In a tequila old-fashioned, the flavor of aged tequila really gets to shine.

Ingredients

2 ounces añejo tequila

2 teaspoons blue agave syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Ice cubes

1 orange peel strip (3 inches)

Cocktail cherries, optional

Instructions

1 Add the drink ingredients to a glass

2 Add the añejo tequila, agave syrup and bitters to a rocks or lowball glass, and stir them together. Place one or two ice cubes in the glass and stir until the drink is chilled.

3 Garnish and serve

4 Hold the orange peel over the top of the glass and twist the ends in opposite directions. If you watch closely, a light mist of orange peel oils will shower into the drink. Then, drop the orange peel into the glass. If desired, garnish the drink with a cocktail cherry. Your tequila old-fashioned is ready to sip.